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Plain unlined gauze gown
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Medium:Silk
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

Dimensions: length: 128cm; width with sleeves: 190cm

Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.1, Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province,1972

The gown, consisting of a jacket and a straight skirt, has a crossed collar, and a flap extending diagonally from left to right. It is hemmed with brocade with piled circles in a geometric pattern. The gauze weighs only 49g.


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